Prince Charles' tribute to Ant and Dec at National TV Awards

Prince Charles has paid tribute to Ant and Dec at the National Television Awards, declaring: "The nation has taken them to their hearts." The duo won three gong, including a Landmark Award for 25 years in showbiz.

Benedict Cumberbatch said thank-you via video link for his National Television Award for TV Detective. He thanked the viewers of Sherlock before chastising the camera man who panned a little too far down to expose his knees in a pair of Bermuda shorts.

Coronation Street's Julie Hesmondhalgh has been awarded the National Television Award for serial drama performance for her role as Hayley in the soap.

Julie Hesmondhalgh and David Neilson on stage at the National Television Awards. Credit: ITV

Accompanied by co-star David Neilson on stage, she said: "We said that if either of us were lucky enough to get this tonight we would come up together because there ain't no Roy without Hayley and there ain't no Hayley without Roy."

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